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AXM-E2003 - Visual Narrative in Design, Lecture, 6.9.2024-11.10.2024

Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

On the successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

- Assess the role of visual narrative as a tool for meaning making and communication

- Recognise structures of narrative and storytelling in creative work

- Assess issues of diversity and representation in visual narratives

- Apply theoretical and practical frameworks of narrative in their own design practice

- Consider the role of visual narrative in the sphere of media technology and digital tools

Credits: 3

Schedule: 06.09.2024 - 11.10.2024

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Arja Karhumaa, Vilja Achté

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    This course is an introduction to diverse approaches to the notion of narrative, especially in the context of design and visual communication. The course consists of lectures and discussions by designers, artists, writers, and researchers who introduce examples of narratives which work over multiple modes of communication. How does our relationship to narrative give form to the way we understand and see the world? What areas are inaccessible to stereotypical conceptions of narrative? What kinds of stories could we be telling now and in the future? In addition to these questions, the course includes critical discussion of visual representation, transmediality, and the ubiquitous and complex role of narratives in contemporary society.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Evaluation criteria: participation in teaching, completed assignments

    Minimum 80% attendance.

    See MyCourses for more detailed information on evaluations methods and criteria.

Workload

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    3 ECTS ≈ 81h

    Lectures 24h

    Independent reading and writing 17h

    Reflection and thinking 40h

DETAILS

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals

    5 Gender Equality

    10 Reduced Inequality

    13 Climate Action

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Teaching Language: English

    Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Autumn I
    2025-2026 Autumn I

    Registration:

    Minimum amount of participants 8
    Maximum amount of participants 25.
    Priority order to courses is according to the order of priority decided by the Academic committee for School of Arts, Design and Architecture
    https//www.aalto.fi/en/services/registering-to-courses-and-the-order-of-priority-at-aalto-arts

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